An Inventory of Reconstruction Military Rolls at the Texas
State Archives,
1865-1866,
1870-1877, undated (bulk
1870-1874)

These records include
muster rolls, muster/payrolls, rosters, and lists, dating 1865-1866, 1870-1877,
and undated (bulk 1870-1874). They comprise the military rolls maintained by
the Texas Adjutant General's Department, of the various units serving in Texas
during the Reconstruction era, including Minute Men (1865-1866 and 1872-1877),
State Police, Provisional State Troops, State Guard, Reserve Militia, Frontier
Forces, and Militia. The amount of information listed for each man on each roll
varies considerably depending on the unit and the type of roll.

During the Congressional phase of Reconstruction, the military affairs
of the State of Texas, and many aspects of civil government, were controlled by
the commander of the District of Texas (1866-1868), or of the 5th Military
District (1868-1870). These troops were federal (i.e. United States) troops,
and their records would be federal records, not held by the Texas State
Archives.

Within months of Texas' readmission to the Union under Radical
Republican Governor Edmund J. Davis (1870), the 12th Texas Legislature, Called
Session, created the Frontier Forces (June 13), the State Guard and Reserve
Militia (June 24), and the State Police (July 1), all of which were commanded
by a newly restored state Adjutant General. (The first Adjutant General so
appointed, James Davidson, absconded with over $37,000 of state funds in 1872.)
On November 25, 1871, the 12th Legislature, 2nd Session, added a fifth
organization, the Minute Men.

Governor Davis called out six companies of Provisional State Troops
for martial law duty in Limestone County during October and November of 1871,
when citizens rioted against the State Police.

The 13th Texas Legislature merged the State Guard and Reserve Militia
into a simple state Militia on March 19, 1873, and abolished the State Police
force on April 22, 1873. The Frontier Forces were replaced in 1873 and 1874 by
the Rangers (also known as the Frontier Men), and finally by the Frontier
Battalion, organized by an act of the 14th Texas Legislature, 1st Regular
Session, passed April 10, 1874. At about the same time one can date the
evolution of the Texas Volunteer Guard as the definitive militia organization
for the state.

To recap: the Reconstruction era in Texas saw the formation of the
following types of military units:

State Police (unlike any other unit until perhaps the
Department of Public Safety troopers);

rangers (Frontier Forces, which became Rangers/Frontier Men in
1873, which became Frontier Battalion in 1874);

militia (State Guard and Reserve Militia, which became Militia
in 1874, which became Texas Volunteer Guard after 1877);

These records include muster rolls, muster/payrolls, rosters, and
lists, dating 1865-1866, 1870-1877, and undated (bulk 1870-1874). They comprise
the military rolls maintained by the Texas Adjutant General's Department, of
the various units serving in Texas during the Reconstruction era, including
Minute Men (1865-1866 and 1872-1877), State Police, Provisional State Troops,
State Guard, Reserve Militia, Frontier Forces, and Militia. The amount of
information listed for each man on each roll varies considerably depending on
the unit and the type of roll.

There are muster rolls, muster/payrolls, and payrolls, for Texas
minute men companies, dating 1865-1866. They represent five counties (Montague,
Parker, Travis, Wise, and Young). Information given includes: name, rank, age,
when and where enlisted, by whom enrolled, number of days served on regular
scouts, number of days served on extra calls, total amount due, remarks, and
(for Parker County only) signatures.

For the Texas State Police, there are rosters, muster rolls/payrolls
and lists, dating 1870-1873 and undated. One undated roster for the State
Police is arranged alphabetically under each rank. There are 12 combination
muster and payrolls, for five captains of the State Police, arranged by
district (1st through 4th District, plus a sub-district); and 19 rolls without
designation of district. They date 1870-1871. The pre-printed forms contain the
following information: name, rank, date of entry into service, station, by whom
and to what time last paid, remarks, period of service, pay per month, amount
of pay, and voucher number. Also included is one roll designated
"Description List of State Police from Bexar
County," under Sheriff H. D. Bonnet, giving office, name, station, age,
color, and nationality; and one "Descriptive List of
Galveston City Police Force," giving name, rank, height, age, complexion,
eyes, hair, nativity, and race. Texas law had made all local law-enforcement
officials ex-officio members of the State Police.

The Texas State Guard produced muster rolls for about 59 captains,
commanding companies organized into 10 regiments, dating 1870-1872 (mostly
1870-1871). The mostly pre-printed forms usually contain simply name and rank;
occasionally, age, color, occupation, post office, and remarks are also
given.

The Texas Reserve Militia produced muster rolls for approximately 616
captains, commanding companies organized into 97 regiments of infantry and two
companies of cavalry, dating 1870-1872 (mostly 1870-1871). Mostly pre-printed
forms, the rolls normally give only name and rank, but sometimes add date of
entry into service, station, age, color, residence, and occupation.

There are muster and payrolls for six companies of Texas Provisional
State Troops called out for martial law duty in Limestone County during October
and November of 1871. Information on these pre-printed forms includes number,
name, rank, date of entry into service, station, remarks, period, pay per
month, amount of pay, signature, and witness.

The Texas Frontier Forces are listed on muster rolls and
muster/payrolls for about 19 captains, commanding companies A through P, dating
1870-1872 (mostly 1870-1871). The preprinted forms include the following
information: name, rank, date of entry into service, station, and remarks; in
addition, the muster/payrolls also include valuation of horses, number of
cartridges due the state, by whom and to what time last paid.

In addition, there are two volumes. One, dating 1870-1873, lists
officers of the State Guard, the Reserve Militia and the Frontier Forces,
giving date of commission, name, rank, age, regiment and company to which
assigned, date of acceptance, post office address (town and county), and
remarks. The other is an undated index to the Roster of Reserve Militia, State
Guard, and Frontier Forces, letters U through Z only.

There are muster/payrolls, for about 39 lieutenants of Texas Minute
Men companies, dating 1872-1877 (bulk 1872-1874). The counties represented
include: Bandera, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Cook,
Edwards, Erath, Gillespie, Jack, Kendall, Kerr, Lampasas, Llano, Mason,
Maverick, Medina, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, San Saba, and Wise. Information
given includes: name, rank, dates from and to, pay per day, total pay, last
paid to include (date), signatures (many of which are not the originals), and
remarks. In addition, there is one volume entitled Roster of Minute Companies,
organized by Company (A through Z), which gives the following information:
county, number, name, and remarks (mostly blank). Most of the companies are
listed as "organized January 4, 1872."

For Texas Rangers, there are muster/payrolls for eight captains of
companies, plus muster/payrolls for 3 lieutenants (for units which were formed
after the creation of the Frontier Battalion). They date 1873-1874. Often
referred to as Frontier Men, these companies represented the following
counties: Brown/San Saba, El Paso, Erath/Comanche, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto,
Parker, Webb, Wise, and Young, plus the region between the Nueces River and the
Rio Grande. Some of the forms are pre-printed. They include name, rank, dates
from and to, total pay, signatures, and remarks.

Finally, there are rolls for five captains of Texas Militia units
dating 1874-1877. Most are for Captain McNelly's company from Washington
County. In addition, there are two detachments used as escorts to a trial in
Indianola County (September, 1874); plus two companies on duty quelling
disturbances occasioned by removal of the county seat of Van Zandt County
(1877). Including muster-in rolls, muster-out rolls, payrolls, and
muster/payrolls, these rolls give name, rank, dates from and to, signatures,
remarks, pay, plus various amounts alloted for travel and equipment. These
rolls are included in this subgroup despite the fact that they date after the
time that Reconstruction was considered complete in Texas.

The men listed in the rolls of four of these series have been included
in the Texas State Archives' search room "Ranger
Rolls" card index: Frontier Forces, Minute Men (1872-1877), most of the
Texas Rangers (1873-1874), and Texas Militia (1874-1877).

Note: Occasionally a researcher knows the name of a company commander,
but does not know which military unit (Ranger or militia or otherwise) he
commanded, or where to search for the appropriate military roll. Researchers
using the finding aid electronically may search for names of captains. For
researchers using a print copy, an alphabetical list of captains is provided in
the Texas State Archives search room, matching the captain with the military
organization. All of the non-Civil War military
rolls (muster rolls, payrolls, etc.) held in the Texas State Archives are
included in this index. To repeat, this index of company commanders
does NOT include Civil War units except for Union
troops, listed as Army of the United States (1860-1861, 1864-1865).

This finding aid describes nine series of military rolls. If you are
reading this electronically, click
here for an overview of the Texas Adjutant
General's Department, Military rolls. If you are reading this in paper, the
overview is at the beginning of the first binder labeled Military rolls.

Organization

The Reconstruction military rolls subgroup of the Adjutant General's
records is organized into nine series:

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Adjutant General's Department in 1920 (approximately 800 muster rolls and
payrolls, dating 1860-1886); and on February 21, 1934.

Twenty-eight rolls, all of Lt. Henry Schwethelm's company from Kerr
County, dated November 1874 through 1877 (the only rolls dating after
mid-1874), were donated to the Texas State Archives on October 22, 1920 by Mr.
August Fischer, a former member of that company. All bear the stamp
"U. S. Pension Office, October 26, 1920." A
second accession document lists the Texas Adjutant General's Office as
transferring these same rolls back to the Archives on March 8, 1921. These were
assigned accession number 1988/130 for purposes of control.

Detailed Description of the Records

Minute Men military rolls,
1865-1866, 0.14 cubic ft.

This series consists of six muster rolls (plus copies), two
muster/payrolls (plus copies), and two payrolls, for Texas Minute Men
companies, dating 1865-1866. They represent five counties (Montague, Parker,
Travis, Wise, and Young). Information given includes: name, rank, age, when and
where enlisted, by whom enrolled, number of days served on regular scouts,
number of days served on extra calls, total amount due, remarks, and (for
Parker County only) signatures.

This series consists of rosters, muster rolls/payrolls and lists
of Texas State Police, dating 1870-1873 and undated. One undated roster for the
State Police is arranged alphabetically under each rank. There are 12
combination muster and payrolls, for five captains of the State Police,
arranged by district (1st through 4th District, plus a sub-district); and 19
rolls without designation of district. They date 1870-1871. The pre-printed
forms contain the following information: name, rank, date of entry into
service, station, by whom and to what time last paid, remarks, period of
service, pay per month, amount of pay, and voucher number.

Also included is one roll designated "Description List of State Police from Bexar County,"
under Sheriff H. D. Bonnet, giving office, name, station, age, color, and
nationality; and one "Descriptive List of Galveston
City Police Force," giving name, rank, height, age, complexion, eyes,
hair, nativity, and race. Texas law had made all local law-enforcement
officials ex-officio members of the State Police.

In addition, there are three volumes which contain State Police
rosters. One volume, dating 1870-1873, contains three different lists:

A second volume of miscellaneous State Police records contains,
among other things, a Roster of State Police, March 29, 1873. Finally, there is
a Roster of Special Policemen (including Railroad Police and Penitentiary
Special Police), 1871-1872, arranged by county, and containing the following
information: dates to and from, name, age, race, residence, and remarks (e.g.,
date removed, refused appointment, returned commission, killed).

This series consists of approximately 87 muster rolls, for about
59 captains of the Texas State Guard, commanding companies organized into 10
regiments, dating 1870-1872 (mostly 1870-1871). The mostly pre-printed forms
usually contain simply name and rank; occasionally, age, color, occupation,
post office, and remarks are also given.

In addition, there are two volumes. One, dating 1870-1873, lists
officers of the State Guard (on pages 1-29 and 198-199), giving date of
commission, name, rank, age, regiment and company to which assigned, date of
acceptance, post office address (town and county), and remarks. (It also lists
officers of the Reserve Militia and the Frontier Forces.) Arrangement is
chronological. The other is an undated index to the Roster of Reserve Militia,
State Guard, and Frontier Forces, letters U through Z only.

A cross-reference chart follows, to match the company to the
county and/or town/city.

COUNTY:

TOWN:

UNIT:

Anderson

Palestine

2nd Regiment, Company
F

Palestine

2nd Regiment, Company
G

Bastrop

Bastrop

8th Regiment, Company
A

Brazoria

Cedar Creek

10th Regiment, Company
C

Brazoria

Columbia

10th Regiment, Company
B

Burleson

Caldwell

8th Regiment, Company
L

Calhoun

Indianola

9th Regiment, Company
E

Colorado

Columbus

8th Regiment, Company
E

Comal

New Braunfels

7th Regiment, Company
E

DeWitt

Clinton

9th Regiment, Company
C

Fort Bend

Richmond

10th Regiment, Company
A

Galveston

Galveston

10th Regiment, Company
E

Grayson

Sherman

2nd Regiment, Company
I

Grimes

Navasota

8th Regiment, Company
D

Guadalupe

7th Regiment, Company
C

Harris

Houston

10th Regiment, Company
D

Hays

San Marcos

7th Regiment, Company
A

San Marcos

7th Regiment, Company
B

Henderson

Athens

2nd Regiment, Company
C

Houston

Crockett

1st Regiment, Company
K

Jasper

1st Regiment, Company
G

Karnes

Helena

9th Regiment, Company
A

Lamar

Paris

3rd Regiment, Company
G

Leon

1st Regiment, Company
I

Limestone

Springfield

5th Regiment, Company
A

Liveoak

9th Regiment, Company
D

Madison

8th Regiment, Company
G

Marion

3rd Regiment, Company
H

Marion

Jefferson

3rd Regiment, Company
B

Jefferson

3rd Regiment, Company
C

Jefferson

3rd Regiment, Company
E

Jefferson

3rd Regiment, Company
F

Matagorda

Matagorda

9th Regiment, Company
F

Newton

Burkeville

1st Regiment, Company
E

Panola

Carthage

2nd Regiment, Company
E

Red River

3rd Regiment, Company
A

Robertson

Bremond

5th Regiment, Company
B

San Jacinto

Cold Springs

1st Regiment, Company
D

Cold Springs

1st Regiment, Company
F

Travis

Austin

6th Regiment, Company
A

Austin

6th Regiment, Company
B

Austin

6th Regiment, Company
C

Austin

6th Regiment, Company
D

Travis

Onion Creek

6th Regiment, Company
G

Travis

Spice Wood Spring

6th Regiment, Company
E

Travis

Webberville

6th Regiment, Company
F

Tyler

Woodville

1st Regiment, Company
A

Upshur

Gilmer

3rd
Regiment, Company I

VanZandt

Canton

2nd Regiment, Company
D

Victoria

9th Regiment, Company
G

Walker

Huntsville

1st Regiment, Company
B

Washington

Brenham

8th Regiment, Company
B

Washington

Chappell Hill

8th Regiment, Company
C

Webb

Laredo

9th Regiment, Company
B

Wharton

Wharton

8th Regiment, Company
F

Williamson

Georgetown

6th Regiment, Company
H

Georgetown

6th Regiment, Company
I

Wilson

Sutherland Springs

7th Regiment, Company
D

10th Regiment, Company
F

Arrangement

These records are arranged by regiment and then by company within
each regiment.

This series consists of approximately 652 muster rolls, for
approximately 616 captains of the Texas Reserve Militia, commanding companies
organized into 97 regiments of infantry and two companies of cavalry, dating
1870-1872 (mostly 1870-1871). Mostly pre-printed forms, the rolls normally give
only name and rank, but sometimes add date of entry into service, station, age,
color, residence, and occupation.

In addition, there are two volumes. One, dating 1870-1873, lists
officers of the Reserve Militia (on pages 212-473), giving date of commission,
name, rank, age, regiment and company to which assigned, date of acceptance,
post office address (town and county), and remarks. (It also lists officers of
the State Guard and the Frontier Forces.) Arrangement is chronological. The
other is an undated index to the Roster of Reserve Militia, State Guard, and
Frontier Forces, letters U through Z only.

A cross-reference chart follows, to match the regiment to the
county.

COUNTY:

UNIT:

Anderson County

89th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

90th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Atascosa County

23rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Austin County

92nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Bandera County

14th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (E)

1st Regiment, Cavalry,
Reserve Militia (E)

Bell County

33rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (F-I)

49th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Bexar County

5th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Blanco County

7th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (C-D)

Burleson County

43rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Burnet County

33rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-C [E])

Cameron County

86th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

87th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Cass County

69th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (I)

Chambers County

37th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Cherokee County

35th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

36th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Coleman County

67th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (B)

Collin County

82nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

83rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

95th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Colorado County

2nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Cooke County

63rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (F-I)

70th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (E-F)

Dallas County

44th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

57th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

63rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-C [E])

DeWitt County

48th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

52nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (G-K)

Ellis County

53rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

59th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Falls County

10th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Fannin County

40th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

41st Regiment, Reserve
Militia

70th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-D)

Fayette County

3rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Freestone County

80th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

81st Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Galveston County

8th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Gillespie & Kendall
Counties

14th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (H)

Gillespie County

14th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (D)

14th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (F-G)

Gonzales County

50th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Grayson County

73rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

74th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

75th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Grimes County

4th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Guadalupe County

24th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Hardin County

32nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (F-G)

Harris County

11th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

15th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Harrison County

93rd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

94th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Hays County

7th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-B)

Hopkins County

39th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

46th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Houston County

6th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A [-D])

96th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

97th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Jack County

60th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-B)

Jackson County

52nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-B)

Jasper County

22nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (C [-G])

Kaufman County

66th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Kendall County

14th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (B)

1st Regiment, Cavalry,
Reserve Militia (A)

Kerr County

14th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (I)

Lamar County

64th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

65th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Lampasas County

51st Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Lavaca County

27th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Leon County

6th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (E [-G])

Limestone County

84th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Madison County

32nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-C [E])

Marion
County

20th
Regiment, Reserve Militia

Matagorda County

52nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (C-F)

Medina County

25th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (C-E)

Menard County

67th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A)

Milam County

12th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Montgomery County

30th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Nacogdoches County

78th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (F-H)

79th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Polk County

31st Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A)

Red River County

13th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

17th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Robertson County

16th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Rusk County

76th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

77th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

78th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-E)

San Augustine
County

6th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (H-K)

22nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (H-I)

San Jacinto County

85th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

San Saba County

56th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Smith County

29th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

47th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

62nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Tarrant County

60th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (F-H)

88th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Titus County

68th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

69th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-H)

Travis County

1st Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Trinity County

31st Regiment, Reserve
Militia (B-D)

Tyler County

22nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-B)

Upshur County

42nd Regiment, Reserve
Militia

91st
Regiment, Reserve Militia

Uvalde County

25th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-B)

Van Zandt County

71st Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Victoria County

9th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (K)

61st Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Walker County

21st Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Washington County

9th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (A-H [I])

18th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Williamson County

45th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Wise County

60th Regiment, Reserve
Militia (C-E)

Wood County

26th Regiment, Reserve
Militia

Arrangement

These records are arranged by regiment, and then by company within
each regiment.

Roster of State Guard, Reserve Militia, and Frontier
Forces,
1870-1873

Oversize

Folder

401-741

190.

Index to Roster of State Guard, Reserve Militia, and
Frontier Forces, U-Z,
undated

Provisional State Troops military rolls,
1871, fractional

This series consists of six muster and payrolls, for six companies
of Provisional State Troops called out for martial law duty in Limestone County
during October and November of 1871. Information on these pre-printed forms
includes number, name, rank, date of entry into service, station, remarks,
period, pay per month, amount of pay, signature, and witness.

This series consists of approximately 94 muster rolls and
muster/payrolls, plus three folders of duplicate rolls, for about 19 captains
of the Texas Frontier Forces, commanding companies A through P, dating
1870-1872 (mostly 1870-1871). The preprinted forms include the following
information: name, rank, date of entry into service, station, and remarks; in
addition, the muster/payrolls also include valuation of horses, number of
cartridges due the state, by whom and to what time last paid. The men listed in
these rolls have been included in the Texas State Archives' search room
"Ranger Rolls" card index.

In addition, there are two volumes. One, dating 1870-1873, lists
officers of the Frontier Forces (on pages 600-607), giving date of commission,
name, rank, age, company to which assigned, date of acceptance, post office
address (town and county), and remarks. (It also lists officers of the State
Guard and the Reserve Militia.) Arrangement is chronological. The other is an
undated index to the Roster of Reserve Militia, State Guard, and Frontier
Forces, letters U through Z only.

Roster of State Guard, Reserve Militia, and Frontier
Forces,
1870-1873

Oversize

Folder

401-741

190.

Index to Roster of State Guard, Reserve Militia, and
Frontier Forces, U-Z,
undated

Minute Men military rolls,
1872-1877 (bulk 1872-1874),
3.36 cubic ft.

This series consists of approximately 401 muster/payrolls, for
about 39 lieutenants of Texas Minute Men companies, dating 1872-1877 (bulk
1872-1874). Some of the rolls appear to be in duplicate. The counties
represented include: Bandera, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman,
Comanche, Cook, Edwards, Erath, Gillespie, Jack, Kendall, Kerr, Lampasas,
Llano, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, San Saba, and
Wise. Information given includes: name, rank, dates from and to, pay per day,
total pay, last paid to include (date), signatures (many of which are not the
originals), and remarks. Individuals have been included in the Texas State
Archives' search room "Ranger Rolls" card
index.

In addition, there is one volume entitled Roster of Minute
Companies, organized by Company (A through Z), which gives the following
information: county, number, name, and remarks (mostly blank). Most of the
companies are listed as "organized January 4,
1872."

A cross reference by county follows.

COUNTY:

COMPANY:

Bandera County

Company K

Blanco County

Company A

Brown County

Company G

Burnet County

Company O

Callahan County

Company #4

Coleman County

Company L

Comanche County

Company D

Cook County

Company I

Edwards County

Company #1

Erath County

Company Z

Gillespie County

Company F

Jack County

Company S

Kendall County

Company C

Kerr County

Company E

Lampasas County

Company M

Llano County

Company Q

Mason County

Company R

Maverick County

Company X

Medina County

Company V

Montague County

Company U

Palo Pinto County

Company T

Parker County

Company P

San Saba County

Company N

Wise County

Company B

Arrangement

These records are arranged by company (Companies A through Z, plus
#1 and #4).

In 1920, approximately 800 muster rolls and payrolls, dating
1860-1886, were transferred by the Texas Adjutant General's office to the Texas
State Archives. Twenty-eight rolls, all of Lt. Henry Schwethelm's company from
Kerr County, dated November 1874 through 1877 (the only rolls dating after
mid-1874), were donated to the Texas State Archives on October 22, 1920 by Mr.
August Fischer, a former member of that company. All bear the stamp
"U. S. Pension Office, October 26, 1920." A
second accession document lists the Texas Adjutant General's Office as
transferring these same rolls back to the Archives on March 8, 1921.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, July 1986

Company A (Blanco County):

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2.

Lt. James Ingram,
January 21-31,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
February 19-29,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
March 19-29,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
April 19-21,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
May 18-22,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
June 18-24,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
July 15-21,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
August 15-21,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
September 9-19,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
October 9-17,
1872

2.

Lt. James Ingram,
November 9-17,
1872

3.

Lt. S. B. Gray,
April 1-May 1,
1873[2 copies]

3.

Lt. S. B. Gray,
May 1-June 1,
1873[2 copies]

3.

Lt. S. B. Gray,
June 1-July 1,
1873[2 copies]

3.

Lt. S. B. Gray,
July 1-August 1,
1873[2 copies]

3.

Lt. S. B. Gray,
August 1-September 1,
1873[2 copies]

3.

Lt. S. B. Gray,
September 1-October 1,
1873[2 copies]

Company B (Wise County):

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4.

Lt. R. T. Rieger,
March 2,
1872[2 copies]

4.

Lt. R. T. Rieger,
March 19-27,
1872

4.

Lt. R. T. Rieger,
April 1-May 1,
1872

4.

Lt. R. T. Rieger,
June 2-July 2,
1872

4.

Lt. R. T. Rieger,
July 2-August 2,
1872

4.

Lt. R. T. Rieger,
August 2-September 2,
1872

4.

Lt. George W. Stevens,
October 2-November 2,
1872

4.

Lt. George W. Stevens,
December 2,
1872-January 2, 1873

4.

Lt. George W. Stevens,
September 1-30,
1873[2 copies]

4.

Lt. George W. Stevens,
October 1-31,
1873[2 copies]

Company C (Kendall County):

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5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
April 4-May 4,
1872

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
May 4-June 4,
1872

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
June 4-July 4,
1872

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
July 4-August 4,
1872

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
August 4-31,
1872

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
September 4-October 4,
1872

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
October 4-November 4,
1872

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
December 4,
1872-January 4, 1873

5.

Lt. C. A. Patton,
January 31-February 4,
1873

6.

Lt. James C. Nowlin,
March 8-April 1,
1873

6.

Lt. James C. Nowlin,
April 1-May 1,
1873

6.

Lt. James C. Nowlin,
May 1-June 1,
1873

6.

Lt. James C. Nowlin,
June 1-July 1,
1873

6.

Lt. James C. Nowlin,
January 1-February 1,
1874

6.

Lt. James C. Nowlin,
February 1-March 1,
1874

Company D (Comanche County):

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7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
May 25-June 25,
1872

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
June 25-July 25,
1872

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
July 25-August 25,
1872

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
September 1-25,
1872

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
September 25-October
25, 1872

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
November 1-December 1,
1872[3 copies]

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
December 1-27,
1872

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
January 1-23,
1873

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
February 1-March 1,
1873

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
March 1-April 1,
1873

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
April 1-May 1,
1873

7.

Lt. J. A. Wright,
May 1-June 1,
1873

8.

Lt. W. C. Watkins,
September 19-29,
1873[2 copies]

8.

Lt. W. C. Watkins,
October 5-10,
1873[2 copies]

8.

Lt. W. C. Watkins,
November 16-26,
1873[2 copies]

8.

Lt. W. C. Watkins,
December 1-5,
1873[2 copies]

8.

Lt. W. C. Watkins,
January 5-10,
1874[2 copies]

8.

Lt. W. C. Watkins,
April 1-30,
1874[2 copies]

Company E (Kerr County):

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9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
April 7-18,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
May 20-31,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
June 20-30,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
July 15-25,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
August 15-25,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
September 15-25,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
October 15-25,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
November 17-27,
1872

9.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
December 10-20,
1872

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
January 15-25,
1873

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
February 15-25,
1873

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
March 5-15,
1873

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
April 10-20,
1873

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
May 17-27,
1873

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
June 15-25,
1873[2 copies]

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
July 15-25,
1873[2 copies]

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
August 10-20,
1873[2 copies]

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
September 3-13,
1873[2 copies]

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
October 15-25,
1873[2 copies]

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
November 16-26,
1873[2 copies]

10.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
December 2-12,
1873[2 copies]

11.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
January 15-25,
1874[2 copies]

11.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
February 2-12,
1874[2 copies]

11.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
March 18-28,
1874[2 copies]

11.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
April 1-10,
1874

Company of Volunteer Minute Men (Kerr
County):

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12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
November 15-25,
1874

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
December 10-20,
1874

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
January 15-25,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
February 10-20,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
March 15-25,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
April 15-25,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
May 20-30,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
June 13-23,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
July 15-25,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
August 13-23,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
September 15-25,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
October 10-20,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
November 15-25,
1875

12.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
December 18-28,
1875

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
January 30,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
February 15-25,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
March 10-20,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
April 15-25,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
May 30, 1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
June 30,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
July 28,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
August 29,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
September 30,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
October 30,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
November 30,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
December 30,
1876

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
January 30,
1877

13.

Lt. Henry Schwethelm,
February 28,
1877

Company F (Gillespie County):

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14.

Lt. J. C. Lacey,
April 24-28,
1872

14.

Lt. J. C. Lacey,
May 6-16,
1872

14.

Lt. J. C. Lacey,
June 20-30,
1872

14.

Lt. J. C. Lacey,
August 15-25,
1872

14.

Lt. J. C. Lacey,
September 15-25,
1872

14.

Lt. J. C. Lacey,
October 15-25,
1872

14.

Lt. J. C. Lacey,
November 15-25,
1872

15.

Lt. William E. Hudson,
December 12-30,
1872

15.

Lt. William E. Hudson,
January 15-24,
1873

15.

Lt. William E. Hudson,
February 10-19,
1873

15.

Lt. William E. Hudson,
March 5-14,
1873

15.

Lt. William E. Hudson,
April 6-12,
1873

15.

Lt. B. F. Casey,
January 2-27,
1874[2 copies]

15.

Lt. B. F. Casey,
February 16-26,
1874[2 copies]

15.

Lt. B. F. Casey,
March 2-12,
1874[2 copies]

15.

Lt. B. F. Casey,
April 14-23,
1874[2 copies]

Company G (Brown County):

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16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
June 10-19,
1872

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
July 15-24,
1872

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
August 17-21,
1872

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
November 14-20,
1872

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
December 3-11,
1872

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
March 10-19,
1873

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
April 8-17,
1873

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
September 29-October 8,
1873

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
November 20-29,
1873

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
February 15-25,
1874[2 copies]

16.

Lt. George H. Adams,
March 20-29,
1874[2 copies]

16.

Sgt. J. J. Carter,
November 20-29,
1873

Company I (Cook County):

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17.

Lt. J. M. Waide,
June 26-27,
1872

17.

Lt. J. M. Waide,
July 24-August 24,
1872

17.

Lt. J. M. Waide,
September 14-19,
1872

17.

Lt. J. M. Waide,
November 18-19,
1872

17.

Lt. J. M. Waide,
July 4-6,
1873

Company K (Bandera County):

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18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
August 13-23,
1872

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
September 14-20,
1872

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
October 6-16,
1872

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
November 1-10,
1872

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
December 13-22,
1872

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
January 9-19,
1873

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
February 11-21,
1873

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
March 10-20,
1873

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
April 13-23,
1873

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
May 9-19,
1873

18.

Lt. Robert Ballantyne,
June 10-20,
1873

Company L (Coleman County):

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19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
December 20-30,
1872[2 copies]

19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
January 10-20,
1873[2 copies]

19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
April 5-15,
1873[2 copies]

19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
June 10-20,
1873[2 copies]

19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
September 22-26,
1873[2 copies]

19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
October 15-24,
1873[2 copies]

19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
November 10-19,
1873[2 copies]

19.

Lt. John M. Elkins,
January 25-February 1,
1874[2 copies]

Company M (Lampasas County):

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20.

Lt. George E. Haynie,
September 11-17,
1872

20.

Lt. George E. Haynie,
November 9-19,
1872

20.

Lt. A. P. Lee,
March 9-21,
1873

20.

Lt. A. P. Lee,
April 30,
1873

20.

Lt. A. P. Lee,
May 31, 1873

20.

Lt. A. P. Lee,
June 3-12,
1873

20.

Lt. A. P. Lee,
August 6-12,
1873

21.

Lt. E. W. Greenwood,
September 13-19,
1873[2 copies]

21.

Lt. E. W. Greenwood,
October 12-18,
1873[2 copies]

21.

Lt. E. W. Greenwood,
December 3-12,
1873[2 copies]

21.

Lt. E. W. Greenwood,
January 1-10,
1874[2 copies]

21.

Lt. E. W. Greenwood,
February 23-28,
1874[2 copies]

21.

Lt. E. W. Greenwood,
March 1-10,
1874[2 copies]

Company N (San Saba County):

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22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
September 13-23,
1872

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
October 12-20,
1872

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
November 4-12,
1872

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
January 8-29,
1873

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
February 3-13,
1873

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
March 3-13,
1873

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
April 5-16,
1873

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
May 1-11,
1873

22.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
June 1-11,
1873

23.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
July 1-10,
1873

23.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
August 2-13,
1873

23.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
September 19-27,
1873

23.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
October 18-28,
1873

23.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
November 1-11,
1873

23.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
December 1-11,
1873[2 copies]

23.

Lt. William H. Ledbetter,
March 27-April 5,
1874[2 copies]

Company O (Burnet County):

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24.

Lt. John Alexander,
September 11-21,
1872

24.

Lt. John Alexander,
October 11-21,
1872

24.

Lt. John Alexander,
November 11-16,
1872

24.

Lt. John Alexander,
December 10-16,
1872

24.

Lt. John Alexander,
January 10-16,
1873

25.

Lt. W. H. Sims,
March 9-15,
1873

25.

Lt. W. H. Sims,
April 8-17,
1873

25.

Lt. W. H. Sims,
May 8-17,
1873

25.

Lt. W. H. Sims,
July 5-10,
1873

25.

Lt. W. H. Sims,
August 3-13,
1873

Company P (Parker County):

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26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
September 12-22,
1872

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
October 11-18,
1872

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
November 11-21,
1872

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
January 20-30,
1873

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
February 12-22,
1873

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
March 11-22,
1873

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
April 10-20,
1873

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
May 8-18,
1873

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
July 20-30,
1873

26.

Lt. J. C. Gilliland,
August 8-18,
1873

Company Q (Llano County):

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27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
September 8-15,
1872

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
October 10-19,
1872

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
November 9-17,
1872

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
December 10-18,
1872

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
January 7-16,
1873

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
February 4-12,
1873

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
March 5-13,
1873

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
May 4-13,
1873

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
June 5-13,
1873

27.

Lt. F. C. Stewart,
August 1-9,
1873

28.

Lt. John M. Smith,
September 29-October 9,
1873[2 copies]

28.

Lt. John M. Smith,
October 30-November 8,
1873[2 copies]

28.

Lt. John M. Smith,
November 26-December 5,
1873[2 copies]

28.

Lt. John M. Smith,
January 25-26,
1874[2 copies]

28.

Lt. John M. Smith,
March 20-29,
1874

Company R (Mason County):

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29.

Lt. Daniel Herster,
October 5-15,
1872

29.

Lt. Daniel Herster,
November 5-15,
1872

29.

Lt. Daniel Herster,
April 20-26,
1873

29.

Lt. Daniel Herster,
May 15-23,
1873

29.

Lt. Daniel Herster,
July 5-15,
1873

29.

Lt. Daniel Herster,
August 1-11,
1873

29.

Lt. C. C. Smith,
December 9-20,
1873[2 copies]

29.

Lt. C. C. Smith,
January 10-21,
1874[2 copies]

29.

Lt. C. C. Smith,
February 19-24,
1874[2 copies]

29.

Lt. C. C. Smith,
May 26, 1874

(payroll)

Company S (Jack County):

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30.

Lt. N. Atkisson,
October 8-12,
1872

Company T (Palo Pinto County):

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30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
September 5-15,
1872

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
October 10-20,
1872

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
November 1-10,
1872

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
December 10-20,
1872

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
January 10-20,
1873

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
February 1-10,
1873

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
March 8-18,
1873

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
April 15-25,
1873

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
May 1-10,
1873

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
June 18-28,
1873

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
July 20-30,
1873

30.

Lt. D. H. McClure,
August 2-12,
1873

Company U (Montague County):

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31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
April 20-May 20,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
May 20-June 20,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
June 20-July 20,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
July 20-August 20,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
August 20-September 20,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
September 6-17,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
October 2-13,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
November 8-18,
1872

31.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
December 4-13,
1872

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
January 10-21,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
February 3-14,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
March 9-20,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
June 6-17,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
July 1-11,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
August 5-14,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
September 9-21,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
October 2-12,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
November 3-14,
1873

32.

Lt. John J. Willingham,
December 11-21,
1873

Company V (Medina County):

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33.

Lt. George Haby,
September 1-30,
1872

33.

Lt. George Haby,
October 1-31,
1872

33.

Lt. George Haby,
November 1-30,
1872

33.

Lt. George Haby,
December 1-31,
1872

33.

Lt. George Haby,
January 1-31,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
January 31-February 28,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
March 11-21,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
April 10-20,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
April 30,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
May 12-22,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
May 30, 1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
June 7-17,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
July 8-18,
1873

33.

Lt. George Haby,
August 5-15,
1873

Company X (Maverick County):

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34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
October 8-31,
1872

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
November 1-30,
1872

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
December 1-31,
1872

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
January 19-30,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
February 18-19,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
March 1-31,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
May 8-24,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
June 30,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
July 19-20,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
August 8,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
September 8,
1873

34.

Lt. Manuel Bau,
October 3-8,
1873

Company Z (Erath County):

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35.

Lt. C. M. Oneal,
December 18,
1872-January 1, 1873

35.

Lt. C. M. Oneal,
January 1-February 1,
1873

35.

Lt. C. M. Oneal,
March 10-30,
1873

35.

Lt. C. M. Oneal,
April 1-25,
1873

35.

Lt. C. M. Oneal,
May 5-25,
1873

35.

Lt. C. M. Oneal,
August 1-25,
1873

35.

Lt. C. M. Oneal,
September 1-30,
1873

36.

1st Sgt. S. P. Keith,
October 5-25,
1873

36.

1st Sgt. S. P. Keith,
November 6-20,
1873

36.

Lt. N. Keith,
January 18-28,
1874[2 copies]

36.

Lt. N. Keith,
February 9-19,
1874[2 copies]

36.

Lt. N. Keith,
March 1-10,
1874[2 copies]

36.

Lt. N. Keith,
April 1-10,
1874[2 copies]

Company #1 (Edwards County):

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37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
May 20-31,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
June 1-30,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
July 1-14,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
August 9-21,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
September 14-25,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
October 12-24,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
November 19-29,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
December 13-23,
1873[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
January 10-30,
1874[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
February 7-18,
1874[2 copies]

37.

Lt. William P. Calloway,
March 1-11,
1874[2 copies]

Company #4 (Callahan County):

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38.

Lt. John W. Jones,
October 6, 1873

(muster roll)

38.

Lt. John W. Jones,
October 30-November 8,
1873[2 copies]

38.

Lt. John W. Jones,
December 4-14,
1873[2 copies]

38.

Lt. John W. Jones,
January 20-29,
1874[3copies]

38.

Lt. John W. Jones,
March 24-30,
1874[2 copies]

Volume

401-1063

Roster of Minute Men,
1872

Texas Ranger military rolls,
1873-1874, 0.69 cubic ft.

This series consists of 16 muster/payrolls, for 8 captains of
Texas Ranger companies, plus 19 muster/payrolls for 3 lieutenants (for units
which were formed after the creation of the Frontier Battalion). They date
1873-1874. Often referred to as Frontier Men, these companies represented the
following counties: Brown/San Saba, El Paso, Erath/Comanche, Jack, Montague,
Palo Pinto, Parker, Webb, Wise, and Young, plus the region between the Nueces
River and the Rio Grande. Some of the forms are pre-printed. They include name,
rank, dates from and to, total pay, signatures, and remarks. Except for the
three companies formed after May 1874 (commanded by Benavides, Montes, and
Wallace), these individuals have been included in the Texas State Archives'
search room "Ranger Rolls" card index.

Militia military rolls,
1874-1877, 0.14 cubic ft.

This series consists of 24 rolls, for 5 captains of Texas militia
units dating 1874-1877. Many rolls are apparently in duplicate. Most are for
Captain McNelly's company from Washington County. In addition, there are two
detachments used as escorts to a trial in Indianola County (September, 1874);
plus two companies on duty quelling disturbances occasioned by removal of the
county seat of Van Zandt County (1877). Including muster-in rolls, muster-out
rolls, payrolls, and muster/payrolls, these rolls give name, rank, dates from
and to, signatures, remarks, pay, plus various amounts alloted for travel and
equipment. Except for Colonel Bower's contingent, these militia men have been
included in the Texas State Archives' search room "Ranger Rolls" card index.

These rolls are included in this subgroup despite the fact that
they date after the time that Reconstruction was considered complete in
Texas.